It seems to me that the underground world of photography is going through a new trend. The bleached out, distorted colors that give photographs a vintage or retro feel has become the predominant voice of the popular photography section on deviant art. Whether it’s black and white or super saturated, the wave is becoming un-ignorable. Recently I’ve given into the crowd and been experimenting more in PS with my gradients and selective color tools. Already I’m seeing a small “boom” in popularity.
I think this is the next big trend in the photography world that has yet to reach the mainstream.
Coming from RIT I can already tell you it will meet with objection by the many purists and technical photographers out there. God forbid I ask the question no one wants to hear- would this photograph be as interesting without the manipulation? I’m not going to touch that subject with a ten foot pole. But I foresee this being embraced by the few fine art/ad nuts and coming into the main.
I could elaborate more on techniques and moods, but I prefer to let the images speak for themselves. So here is a tribute to the new trend.

This community has it: